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The union representing correctional officers at Ottawa’s jail says one of their members is living in fear after his car appeared to be firebombed in what they believe was a targeted attack last weekend.
And the union local president Denis Collin accused the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services of not doing enough to try and keep the officer safe.
The correctional officer’s Pontiac Sunfire was parked on a residential street in Orléans Sunday night when it caught fire at about 11 p.m. Collin said the officer noticed the driver’s side window had been smashed. The correctional officer was also led to believe the fire was likely set with a molotov cocktail, according to Collin.
The Ottawa police arson squad said they are investigating the suspicious fire, but tests to confirm the exact cause will likely take several months to complete. The OPP’s Justice Officials Protection and Investigations Service and the RCMP are monitoring the investigation and available to provide assistance.
“We really believe this was deliberately done and this officer was targeted,” said Collin, himself a correctional officer and the president of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union local that represents officers at the jail on Innes Road.
Since the fire, the Justice Officials Protection and Investigations Service provided the officer with video cameras to set up around his home for seven days, Collin said. The jail has agreed to pay the $10 it would cost for the Wi-Fi needed to ensure their operation, but the ministry has done next to nothing to help keep the officer safe, according to Collin.
The ministry did not immediately reply to a request for further information about what steps, if any, they have taken to assist the officer. The officer did not wish to be interviewed when Postmedia visited him at his home.
Collin said he believes management at the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre provided the limited amount of assistance that they could, but the ministry should do more.
“The ministry doesn’t protect their own employees in a situation like this,” said Collin. “We are outraged. What will it take next, will it be somebody in the hospital or getting killed for the ministry to do something?”
Collin said he was not aware if the officer was the subject of any direct threats inside the jail. Collin said it’s not unusual for correctional officers to be threatened on the job.
“You get accustomed to the fact it is part of the dialogue inside the institution,” he said.
While police have examined the car, there is currently no known evidence linking the fire to the correctional officer’s job.
“Usually there is a message attached to (a firebomb),” said Collin. “This employee is still in fear and his family is in fear. We want a lot more to protect him.”
Collin said OPSEU would like to see the ministry contact the officer to discuss exactly what measures the officer believes he needs to ensure his safety and the safety of his family.
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And the union local president Denis Collin accused the Ministry of Community Safety and Correctional Services of not doing enough to try and keep the officer safe.
The correctional officer’s Pontiac Sunfire was parked on a residential street in Orléans Sunday night when it caught fire at about 11 p.m. Collin said the officer noticed the driver’s side window had been smashed. The correctional officer was also led to believe the fire was likely set with a molotov cocktail, according to Collin.
The Ottawa police arson squad said they are investigating the suspicious fire, but tests to confirm the exact cause will likely take several months to complete. The OPP’s Justice Officials Protection and Investigations Service and the RCMP are monitoring the investigation and available to provide assistance.
“We really believe this was deliberately done and this officer was targeted,” said Collin, himself a correctional officer and the president of the Ontario Public Service Employees Union local that represents officers at the jail on Innes Road.
Since the fire, the Justice Officials Protection and Investigations Service provided the officer with video cameras to set up around his home for seven days, Collin said. The jail has agreed to pay the $10 it would cost for the Wi-Fi needed to ensure their operation, but the ministry has done next to nothing to help keep the officer safe, according to Collin.
The ministry did not immediately reply to a request for further information about what steps, if any, they have taken to assist the officer. The officer did not wish to be interviewed when Postmedia visited him at his home.
Collin said he believes management at the Ottawa-Carleton Detention Centre provided the limited amount of assistance that they could, but the ministry should do more.
“The ministry doesn’t protect their own employees in a situation like this,” said Collin. “We are outraged. What will it take next, will it be somebody in the hospital or getting killed for the ministry to do something?”
Collin said he was not aware if the officer was the subject of any direct threats inside the jail. Collin said it’s not unusual for correctional officers to be threatened on the job.
“You get accustomed to the fact it is part of the dialogue inside the institution,” he said.
While police have examined the car, there is currently no known evidence linking the fire to the correctional officer’s job.
“Usually there is a message attached to (a firebomb),” said Collin. “This employee is still in fear and his family is in fear. We want a lot more to protect him.”
Collin said OPSEU would like to see the ministry contact the officer to discuss exactly what measures the officer believes he needs to ensure his safety and the safety of his family.
aseymour@postmedia.com
Twitter.com/andrew_seymour
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